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They have to identify the alleged copyright infringement. Just saying you used an unspecified image, that’ll be £x isn’t sufficient. I’d either ignore it or reply saying you have no knowledge of any infringement and ask them to particularise their claim so you can look into it. Sounds like it might well be a scam. Unfortunately, unlike patents and trademarks, there is no law against making unjustified threats for copyright, otherwise you might be tempted to say piss off or your counterclaim.
Ps ignorance isn’t a defence for copyright infringement, nor any IP infringement.
Pps they should also demonstrate how they have acquired the right to assert the copyright on behalf of the copyright holder. The more I think about it the more it sounds like a scam.
Ignore it - I've had this years ago with Corbis and Getty Images (naive 15 year old web designer used some images believing they were free to use) - they'll try and intimidate you, but you're just a name on a long list to them, and they'll give up and pursue the next guy. Last time I checked, they'd never sued anyone for the amounts they'd quoted in this country - it's all b*llshit to make the 1 in 10 people who fall for it pay up.
Tell them to jog on?
I got it.. 😉
DrP
There's even a big colour picture in One_happy_hippy's link! Why can't people see it! Weird. You read the article about this scam and it describes [i]exactly[/i] what the OP is experiencing. I'd post it again, but can't be arsed.
I got it..
DrP
Thanks Doc. Nice to be appreciated.
My invoice is in the post for unauthorised duplication of one of my copyrighted jokes. 😉
£500 + VAT or I'll set Ling on ya.
Ignore them and you will end up in court where you will lose and have to pay their fee and all legal costs.
That's nonsense for a start - a £400 claim would almost certainly go onto the Small Claims track so no costs could be awarded.
https://www.compactlaw.co.uk/free-legal-information/small-claims-court/claiming-costs.html